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The Mekong Delta in Vietnam has become an important production area for pangasius. The importance of the sector in providing an income to many households means that it is relevant to study its economic production characteristics. In this article we use a stochastic cost frontier model to assess the adaptability of the sector. We are particularly interested in the effect of the changing market environment and the exponential growth of the sector on the evolution of production characteristics. We compare data from 2002 with 2006 data. The results show that pangasius farming became more efficient by 2006, with higher returns to scale. We discuss the possible policy implications of our findings.

With 200 firms interviewed, who use logistics services, interesting findings show that firm with different sizes have different demands toward logistics services. There are key factors impact on firm's 3PL selection, e.g. cost of service, reputation, operation performance, and long-term relationship, in which they are mostly depended on cost of service. This means that they agree with the best choice depended on cost of service of 3PL providers.Reputation is concerned as the second ranking, operation performance of 3PL provider as the third ranking and long-term relationship as the fourth ranking. Unlucky, there is no evidence to confirm financial performance of 3PL providers is considered by firm toward selection. This case is not surprised, because financial performance of the provider is internal information, it isn't easy to let its customer know that.

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